German labour law for startups vs big companies

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I've heard that companies with more than 10 employees cannot fire an employee without a valid reason (after the 6 month probation period). However, if it's a startup with less than 10 people, the company is free to fire without submitting any reasoning.

If a large company with 1000 employees with offices all around the world and headquartered in the US, and has a small office in Germany with only 9 employees, would the labour law treat it as a 'startup' in Germany? Can the company fire it's German employees without any valid reason in this case?

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